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An anti-slip end effector for transporting a workpiece, configured to be attached to a robotic arm, includes: a workpiece-supporting area for placing a workpiece thereon for transportation; and at least one anti-slip protrusion disposed in the workpiece-supporting area for supporting a backside of the workpiece, said anti-slip protrusion having a top face capable of contacting and adhering to the backside of the workpiece by van der Waals force and capable of pivoting on a pivot axis, said pivot axis being disposed away from a center of the top face as viewed from above.

A transport unit (1) is provided for workpieces (2), in particular sheet metal parts, between neighboring placement areas or machining devices (3, 4), in particular presses. The transport unit (1) includes a multi-axis robot (5) having a gripper tool (9). A controllable transfer unit (6) is also provided that is guided by the robot (5). The unit includes an advancement unit (7) and a pivot unit (8) for the gripper tool (9).

An object of the invention is to provide an injection molding process for preparing thermoplastic resin molded articles and an injection molding apparatus for use in practicing this process, the process and the apparatus being adapted to supply a blowing agent, especially a nonreactive gas such as carbon dioxide or nitrogen gas, to a thermoplastic resin continuously at a relatively low pressure with good stability to incorporate the agent or gas into the resin. As shown in FIG. 3, a resin in a cylinder (2) of an injection molding machine (1) as melted by rotating a screw (3) is mixed and dissolves carbon dioxide which is supplied to the molten resin from a gas supply opening (5) formed in the screw (3). An amount of the gas-incorporating molten resin is measured out and injected into a mold cavity to obtain an expansion-molded article. To incorporate carbon dioxide into the molten resin, the gas is supplied from a gas inlet (11) formed in a rear end portion of the screw to a portion (4a) not fed with the resin and positioned between front and rear screw flights and closer to the front flight, through a gas supply channel 6 extending through the screw and via the supply opening (5).

A dual lane, multi-axle transport vehicle for moving heavy loads includes a forward module mounted on a plurality of axles and a rearward module mounted on a plurality of axles. The forward module is mechanically connected to the rearward module for providing a dual lane transport body. The forward module and the rearward module of the transport body each have a single central spine wherein the axles of both the forward module and the rearward module are each attached to the corresponding single central spine. The axles of both the forward module and the rearward module have an axle spacing of at least six feet. A hydraulic suspension is provided for dynamically stabilizing the axles for reducing axle yaw. An axle steering system having a plurality of steering rods controls the position of the axles of both the forward module and the rearward module.

The invention provides method for preparation of a graphene three-dimensional hierarchical porous carbon material from biomass raw materials of coconut shell, palm shell and apricot shell. The method fully and reasonably utilizes rich resources of biowaste, and avoids the usage of chemical raw materials. The prepared graphene three-dimensional hierarchical porous carbon material has special laminated structure with wrinkles and hierarchical porous structure containing mesopore, micropore and macropore, so that the conductive performance of the material is better than similar materials in the prior art.

The present invention provides a composition of nutritive based ingredients that together provide a source of balanced and provides the ability to control food cravings, increase satiety, promote a feeling of fullness and provide a user a method to maintain a healthy weight and or achieve weight loss. This composition of ingredients includes a chocolate or caramel flavored confection component, a high protein component, a fiber blend component, an edible oil component, an antioxidant component from natural occurring sources, a supplement component that can provide specific health benefits as well as a balanced group of vitamins and minerals. The composition of ingredients can be delivered in a variety of food platforms. A functional food confectionery is a preferred platform for our invention delivery system. Portion control bars and/or bars that have pre-determined break points that control portion size and portioned squares or other shapes would be the preferred product structure. A complete weight loss and weight maintenance methodology, including use instructions for incorporating the products within the daily diet is identified. Methods of manufacturing and compositions are also included.

The invention provides a hot in-place recycling ultrathin overlaying machine of a bituminous pavement and a construction method thereof. The hot in-place recycling ultrathin overlaying machine of the bituminous pavement comprises an automobile chassis, an integral power device, an electric control system, a diesel tank, a receiving and transporting device, a material transfer hopper, a horizontal transporting device, a heating device, a hydraulic system, a recycling agent spraying system, a harrowing device, a distributing spiral device, a paving screed device, a cab, and an electric control operating floor, wherein the automobile chassis is a special automobile chassis. The hot in-place recycling ultrathin overlaying machine of the bituminous pavement finishes the continuous overlay repair work of the pavement through a series of processes such as receiving the materials, feeding the materials quantitatively, transporting the materials horizontally, spraying the recycling agent, harrowing, heating, distributing and paving the materials, ironing, and grinding and the like, and has the advantage of carrying out one-time maintenance on the defects such as loose, shallow vertical and horizontal cracks, track, slight crack, bituminous aging, pavement seepage and the like of a functional layer of the pavement. By adopting the invention, the antiskid resistance of the pavement is restored, the profile of the pavement is corrected, the appearance and the evenness of the pavement are improved, the pavement strength of the pavement is increased, the traffic noise is reduced, and the service life of the pavement is prolonged.

Multi-zone, solar cell diffusion furnaces having a plurality of radiant element (SiC) or/and high intensity IR lamp heated process zones, including baffle, ramp-up, firing, soaking and cooling zone(s). The transport of solar cell wafers, e.g., silicon, selenium, germanium or gallium-based solar cell wafers, through the furnace is implemented by use of an ultra low-mass, wafer transport system comprising laterally spaced shielded, synchronously driven, metal bands or chains carrying non-rotating alumina tubes suspended on wires between them. The wafers rest on raised circumferential standoffs spaced laterally along the alumina tubes, which reduces contamination. The high intensity IR flux rapidly photo-radiation conditions the wafers so that diffusion occurs>3× faster than conventional high-mass thermal furnaces. Longitudinal side wall heaters comprising coil heaters in Inconel sheaths inserted in carrier tubes are employed to insure even heating of wafer edges adjacent the side walls.

A recording apparatus includes a first transport unit; a second transport unit that is installed in a recording portion side of the downstream from the first transport unit and transports the medium to an upstream side and the downstream side; a first transport path that guides the medium between the first transport unit and the second transport unit; a second transport path that reverses both sides of the medium; and a third transport path that is installed on the second transport path, the second transport unit reversely transports the medium to the upstream side at a transport speed V1 and put it into the second transport path, the transport speed of the third transport unit, which is driven at the transport speed V1, is changed to a transport speed V2 which is higher than the transport speed V1.

A method for evaluating and guaranteeing a thermal hygienic effect in a conveying dishwashing machine preferably a multi-chamber dishwasher, is provided. The inventive dishwasher is provided with one or several sensors which are fixed therein and transmit a temperature inside each treatment areas to a machine controller, preferably a controller for the conveying dishwashing machine. The machine controller determines the thermal hygienic effect by means of heat equivalent-based temperature and time acting on a cleanable object. A washing process is controlled in such a way that predetermined quantity of heat equivalents is transmitted to the cleanable object.

This invention provides a transport apparatus having a simple configuration that can reduce its turning radius and transport semiconductor devices at high speed. The transport apparatus comprising the first and second arms having at a first end of each thereof a rotary drive shaft being arranged coaxially, and third and fourth arms rotatably linked at respective the first ends thereof to the respective second ends of the first and second arms. The second ends of the third and fourth arms are supported around centers of coaxially arranged spindles, respectively. The transport apparatus further comprises an articulating mechanism having an attitude control mechanism adapted to apply rotary forces with opposite phases to the respective spindles arranged at the third and fourth arms.

A method for assessing and guaranteeing the thermal hygiene efficiency in a multi-tank dishwasher in which there is at least one sensor that transmits a temperature inside at least one treatment zone to a machine control system, in particular to the control system of the multi-tank dishwasher, the method includes: detecting the temperature inside at least one of the treatment zones by the sensor; determining the heat input applied to the items to be cleaned in at least one of the treatment zones on the basis of the temperature determined; comparing the heat input in the at least one treatment zone with a predefined heat input; and, as a function of the result of the comparison of the heat input values, varying the transport speed of the items to be cleaned through the multi-tank dishwasher, or varying the temperature of at least one of the process parameters acting on the heat input values as a control variable in a control loop for at least one of the treatment zones.

A method and machine for treating yarn may include feeding the yarn through both a heat treatment and an air jet texturing nozzle. The texturing nozzle may be supplied with compressed air, producing an air jet with a speed greater than Mach 1 in the yarn channel. The heat treatment may be performed before and/or after feeding the yarn through the texturing nozzle.

The invention provides a substrate cleaning method. A substrate (10) is arranged to be at different inclination angles and in different inclination modes in the drying process, and a traditional air knife device (40) is adopted for thoroughly removing cleaning water remaining on the substrate (10). Or, a frequency-adjustable air knife device (70) is adopted as an air knife device for a first blow-drying procedure in the drying process, the traditional air knife device (40) is adopted as an air knife device for a second blow-drying procedure in the drying process, and the cleaning water remaining on the substrate (10) is thoroughly removed in the two blow-drying procedures; meanwhile, the substrate (10) can be further arranged to be at different inclination angles and in different inclination modes to prevent the cleaning water from flowing back, increase the drying speed and avoid that strip-shaped mura is generated in subsequent procedures. In addition, the substrate (10) conveying speed can be properly increased thanks to the high drying speed of the frequency-adjustable air knife device (70), so that the substrate (10) cleaning speed is increased.

A powder molding apparatus comprises a mold comprising a die having a powder molding space and upper and lower punch units, and a compression driving mechanism for performing compression molding by driving the upper and lower punch units independently, wherein molded articles formed by the compression molding are held by engaging lower first and second punches serving as a formed article holding mechanism at the time of transporting the molded articles. Thus, the molded articles can be prevented from falling or shifting while being transported between stages, thereby providing a powder molding apparatus capable of high speeds.

The invention relates to a conveyer, in particular to a corner-crossing transfer conveyer which comprises a left walking part, a right walking part, a front conveyer, a middle conveyer, a tail conveyer and a hydraulic system, wherein a stand is arranged on the left walking part and the right walking part, a rotary table which can be rotated for 90 degrees left and right is arranged at the front part of the conveyer, the front conveyer is arranged on the rotary table, the middle conveyer is arranged between the left walking part and the right walking part, and the tail conveyer is hung at the tail part of the conveyer. The front conveyer and the tail conveyer are both of telescopic belt conveyers, and conveying distances of the front conveyer and the tail conveyer can be regulated. The invention changes the lagging production mode that coals at the corners need to be shoveled by manpower in the original drifting process, realizes the mechanical production, greatly improves the conveying speed of coals, lightens the labor intensity of workers, saves the manpower, and can be used at both corners and straight tunnels.

A container loading and unloading automatic pipeline is to transfer the container to the stack field through the aerial conveyor electric car matched by the ring viaduct, the bulkhead bridge and the gantry crane with load and unload at two ends in the track field. Then the container is transfer to the changing platform from the stack field and next to install it to the collecting block. The pipeline has not only decreased the distance between the hanger and the container, decreased the inertia of the container, reached the container allocation in pipeline by the laser to improve the efficiency, save the energy and decrease the pollution but improved the work safety to reach the loading and unloading automatically.

The invention discloses a highly automatic plate-overturning and plate-picking production line for producing large-size decorative plates. The highly automatic plate-overturning and plate-picking production line comprises a material mixing machine set, a material distribution mechanism, a kiln, a kiln tail fixed roller table, a kiln furniture, a plate-picking mechanism, a deviation-correcting mechanism and an overturning mechanism, wherein a belt conveyor is disposed between the material mixing unit and the material distribution mechanism; an inlet and an outlet of a material distribution machine position of the material distribution mechanism are respectively equipped with a deviation-correcting roller table and a receiving roller table; the other end of the receiving roller table is connected with a conveying roller table in a matching manner; a kiln inlet and a kiln outlet are respectively equipped with a kiln-incoming roller table and a kiln-outgoing roller table; shuttling roller tables are disposed between the kiln-incoming roller table and the conveying roller table and are used for conveying in a matching manner; the kiln-outgoing roller table is equipped with the shuttling roller tables and the kiln tail fixed roller table which are used for conveying in a matching manner; the kiln tail fixed roller table is sequentially matched with the plate-picking mechanism and the deviation-correcting mechanism for conveying along the movement direction of rollers; and the overturning mechanism and the shuttling roller tables are also disposed between the kiln tail fixed roller table and the deviation-correcting roller table.

The invention discloses a fast installation method of ten-million-ton scale fully mechanized caving face equipment and belongs to sinking and driving engineering of mines. The method is innovatively characterized in that open-off cuts on a working surface are widen to improve the transportation mode and installation method of a hydraulic support and the supporting mode of the open-off cuts. By virtue of the improvements, the installation time of the ten-million-ton scale fully mechanized caving face equipment is realized, the construction period is shortened and the installation progress of the working surface is accelerated.